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Originally posted by SykkBoy@Jan 13 2005, 07:08 PM
have seen and would recomend all of them except Cypher...haven't seen it, I'll have to check it out...
Equilibrium was a huge surprise...I'll never understand why this movie don't go out in a ton of theaters and make a shitload of money (especially in this day and age of neutered PG13 horror movies)
I also have to add the best movie about salesmen of all time (I've mentioned this movie several times and will continue to pimp it hard):
Glengarry Glen Ross -
Alec Baldwin squeezes in more acting ability in his 15 minutes of screen time than most actors will their entire careers.
Ed Harris is a criminally overlooked and underrated actor who has never had a bad performance yet and still tops himself in this movie
Al Pacino...what can I say?
Jack Lemmon - a god of acting putting on an acting clinic
Alan Arkin keeps pace with the rest of the cast and turns in a performance of a lifetime (see the pattern here?)
Kevin Spacey and Jonathon Pryce turn in great performances in limited roles
basically, this movie is an acting clinic and the most realistic movie about salesmen I've ever seen...
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The reason Equilibrium didn't get a wide release was because it had already run into profit as a result of overseas sales, and Miramax didn't want ot risk turning a money maker into a loss.
Great idea. Lets take a movie which has now PROVEN to be successful, and not release it.
Glengarry Glen Ross you say?
Stunning cast, i will have to check it out. Is it recent? (some movies take awhile before they appear down under).
And yeah, check out cypher and tell me what you think, id be interested to find out what other people think of it. Its by the same guy who did the movie 'CUBE', another good one to check out if u get the chance.